Prior to co-founding Polunin Capital Partners in 2001, Julian was a Senior Investment Manager in Pictet Asset Management’s Emerging Markets team with responsibility for Latin America. He began his investment career in 1990 with Rothschild Asset Management in London, initially as a banking sector analyst, and later as a Latin America Fund Manager. He speaks French and Portuguese fluently as well as being bi-lingual in English and Spanish. Julian has been based in the UK for most of his life but has spent many years living and working in both Spain and Latin America. He received a Diploma in Hispanic Studies from Madrid University and later graduated with an MA Honours (1st Class) in Spanish and Portuguese at Edinburgh University. He has been an Associate Member of the Association of Investment Management and Research (AIMR) and the CFA Institute since 1994.